| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Francisco Ramos [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1979 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Unión | |||
| 1996–1997 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Real Sociedad B | 86 | (40) |
| 1999–2002 | Real Sociedad | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Eibar (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Onda (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Real Unión | 36 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Zamora | 36 | (18) |
| 2004 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (2) |
| 2005 | Gimnàstic | 18 | (3) |
| 2005–2011 | Real Unión | 136 | (36) |
| 2011 | Sestao | 4 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Laudio | ? | (12) |
| Total | 391+ | (128) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Real Unión (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Real Unión | ||
| 2017–2022 | Real Sociedad C | ||
| 2022–2025 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2025– | Real Sociedad | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Francisco Ramos (born 19 March 1979), known as Sergio Francisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently manager of La Liga club Real Sociedad.
He spent the vast majority of his 15-year senior career in the lower leagues, amassing Segunda División B totals of 246 games and 71 goals for four teams and representing mainly Real Unión. In La Liga, he made four appearances for Real Sociedad.
Sergio Francisco became a manager after retiring, notably working with the reserve sides of Real Sociedad before arriving in the first team in 2025.
Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Sergio Francisco was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. [2] After making his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División, [3] he made his first appearance with the main squad on 2 February 1999, coming on as a late substitute for scorer Igor Cvitanović in a 1–0 away win against Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. [4] [5]
Troubled by injuries during his spell at the Anoeta Stadium, [5] Sergio Francisco's La Liga bow occurred on 17 September 2000 as he replaced Edgaras Jankauskas for the final 21 minutes of the 4–1 loss at Celta de Vigo. [6] In January 2001, he was loaned to Segunda División club Eibar until June. [7]
Sergio Francisco subsequently alternated between the second tier and Segunda División B, representing Onda, Real Unión, Zamora, Lorca Deportiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. [8] On 18 June 2005, he scored two of his three goals as a professional in a 4–4 home draw with Recreativo de Huelva. [9]
In August 2005, after being deemed surplus to requirements by Gimnàstic, [10] Sergio Francisco returned to Unión. He was part of the squad that promoted to the second division in the 2008–09 season [7] but contributed rarely to this feat due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. [11]
On 2 February 2011, Sergio Francisco signed with fourth-division Sestao. [12] On 28 June, he equalised a 2–2 draw against Montañesa which assured promotion in the play-offs. [13]
Sergio Francisco retired in June 2012 aged 33, his last club being amateurs Laudio. [14]
Shortly after retiring, Sergio Francisco returned to Real Unión as assistant coach to Imanol Idiakez. [8] On 12 July 2013, with the club facing severe financial problems, he was named manager. [15] [16]
On 5 June 2014, after leading the side to the 15th place in division three, Sergio Francisco was fired. [17]
Sergio Francisco went back to Real Sociedad in summer 2017, taking over their C team in the fourth division. [18] He achieved promotion to the newly created Segunda División RFEF at the end of the 2020–21 campaign. [19]
On 31 May 2022, Sergio Francisco was named manager of Real's reserves, recently relegated to Primera Federación, in place of the departed Xabi Alonso. [20] On 18 November, his contract was renewed until 2025. [21]
On 18 February 2025, Sergio Francisco further extended his link with Sanse until 2028. [22]
On 25 April 2025, Sergio Francisco was announced as longtime incumbent Imanol Alguacil's replacement at the helm of the first team, with the deal being made effective at the start of 2025–26. [23] He resigned at the B side three days later, to "focus exclusively on planning the next season with the club's football department". [24]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Real Unión |  | 12 July 2013 | 5 June 2014 | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 33.33 | [25] |
| Real Sociedad C | | 5 July 2017 | 31 May 2022 | 165 | 72 | 53 | 40 | 268 | 196 | +72 | 43.64 | [26] |
| Real Sociedad B | | 31 May 2022 | 26 April 2025 | 112 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 140 | 108 | +32 | 36.61 | [27] |
| Real Sociedad | | 1 July 2025 | Present | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 27.27 | [28] |
| Total | 333 | 131 | 111 | 91 | 470 | 371 | +99 | 39.34 | — | |||